bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey.
bagged a brace of pheasants
Example Sentences
We used the net to entrap a school of fish. The air bubbles were entrapped in ice. She felt that she was entrapped in an unhappy marriage.
Recent Examples on the WebTrump’s supporters have already followed suit, with some of them going so far as to say that the FBI planted evidence at his home to entrap him. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 The defense has long argued that the FBI tried to entrap the defendants in a kidnapping plot that was devised and run by FBI agents and informants looking to advance their careers. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2022 In the worst case, a Russian offensive in the south could surround and entrap the Ukrainian battalions inching toward Kherson. David Axe, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The Pentagon on Thursday said that Russian commanders are attempting to entrap Ukrainian forces defending key towns in Donbas even as the Kremlin’s combat losses continue to mount in the face of significant resistance. Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 According to the team, as halite grows from salty surface waters, fluid inclusions entrap the water, becoming microenvironments or habitats for trapped microorganisms. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 Even large logs that appear immovable can crush or entrap victims underneath when a sneaker wave rolls in.oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2022 The tactic would entrap a large portion of the Ukrainian military in a pocket in the eastern part of the country, and cut it off from retreating towards Kyiv. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2022 Continuing the runaway semi-autonomous car example, imagine that the police don’t have enough police cars on the scene to entrap the bolting car. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 See More